Higher Education Support Act 2003 Amendment No. 6 to the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines No. 1 (15/10/2009) (Cth)

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Commonwealth of Australia

Higher Education Support Act 2003

COMMONWEALTH GRANT SCHEME GUIDELINES No.1

Amendments to Guidelines made under section 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003

I, Julia Gillard, Minister for Education, pursuant to section 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (‘the Act’), make the attached Amendment No.6 to the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines No.1, which provide for matters under Part 2-2 and section 93‑10 of the Act.

Dated this __15___ day of __October_______________ 2009.

__Julia Gillard___________________________

JULIA GILLARD

Minister for Education

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Higher Education Support Act 2003

Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines No.1

Amendment No. 6

1                CITATION

These Guidelines may be cited as Amendment No. 6 to the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines No.1

2                AUTHORITY

These guidelines are made under section 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (the Act) to give effect to matters set out in Part 2-2 and section 93-10 of the Act

3                DATE OF EFFECT

These Guidelines will come into effect on 1 January 2010.

  1. AMENDMENT

These Guidelines amend the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines No.1 which were registered on 12 December 2006, which commenced on 13 December 2006 (see F2006L04079) and which were amended on 5 September 2007 (see F2007L03523) with effect from 1 January 2008 (see F2008C00071).  A second amendment was registered on 27 February 2008, and commenced on 28 February 2008 (see F2008C00134). This amendment was disallowed on 14 May 2008, and the guidelines reverted to the previous amendment.  A third amendment was registered on 7 August 2008 and commenced on 8 August 2008 (see F2008L02946). A fourth amendment was registered on 3 November 2008 and commenced on 4 November 2008 (see F2008l04267). A fifth amendment was registered on 9 April 2009 and commenced on 10 April 2009 (see F2009L01293).

PURPOSE

The purpose of this amendment is to:

-repeal redundant Chapter 7 of the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines No. 1 as section 33‑17 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 in relation to the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements and the National Governance Protocols Requirements has been repealed;

-repeal redundant Chapter 8 of the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines No. 1 as section 33-20 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 in relation to adjustments to higher education providers’ basic grant amounts has been repealed; and

-amend Chapter 9 of the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines No. 1 to remove the education part of funding cluster 3 and create a new ‘Funding cluster 4 – Education’. The current funding clusters 4 to 7 will be renumbered as funding clusters 5 to 8.

ITEM 1

  • Repeal the Table of Contents and substitute:

CHAPTER 1      INTRODUCTION3

1.1    INTERPRETATION3

CHAPTER 2      HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDERS4

2.1    PURPOSE4

2.5    HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDERS (section 30-1)4

CHAPTER 3      NATIONAL PRIORITIES5

3.1    PURPOSE5

3.5    NATIONAL PRIORITIES (section 30-20)5

CHAPTER 4      REGIONAL LOADING6

4.1    PURPOSE6

4.2    AMOUNT OF REGIONAL LOADING IN 2007 AND LATER YEARS6

4.5    AMOUNT OF REGIONAL LOADING IN 20066

CHAPTER 5      MEDICAL STUDENT LOADING10

5.1    PURPOSE10

5.5    MEDICAL STUDENT LOADING (section 33-5)10

5.10  CALCULATION OF THE LOADING10

CHAPTER 6      ENABLING LOADING11

6.1    PURPOSE11

6.10  LOADING CALCULATION  11

6.15  TOTAL AMOUNT OF ENABLING LOADING AVAILABLE TO THE

SECTOR12

6.20  CODING NOTES FOR DETERMINING ENABLING LOADING12

CHAPTER 9      DETERMINING THE FUNDING CLUSTERS21

9.1    PURPOSE21

9.5    DETERMINING THE FUNDING CLUSTERS (section 33-35)21

CHAPTER 10   ADVANCES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES28

10.1  PURPOSE28

10.5  ADVANCES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES (section 33-40)28

10.10         AMOUNTS28

10.15         CONDITIONS ON ADVANCES28

10.20         REPAYMENT OF THE ADVANCE28

CHAPTER 11 – TRANSITIONAL LOADING29

11.1  PURPOSE29

11.2  TRANSITIONAL LOADING29

11.3  CALCULATION OF THE LOADING29

Notes to the COMMONWEALTH GRANT SCHEME GUIDELINES NO. 131

ITEM 2

  • Repeal Chapter 7.

ITEM 3

  • Repeal Chapter 8.

ITEM 4

  • Repeal subsection 9.5.1 and subsection 9.5.5 and substitute with:

9.5.1     The funding cluster, or a particular part of a funding cluster, in which a unit of study is included is determined in the following way.  Clusters are defined by the field of education (FOE) code arising from applying the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED) as set out in the table below.  A unit with an FOE code of 090701 (psychology) is allocated to ‘behavioural science’ or ‘clinical psychology’ within a funding cluster according to whether the course of study of which it forms part is accredited for the purposes of professional registration by the specified colleges of the Australian Psychological Society (College of Clinical Psychologists, College of Clinical Neuropsychologists, College of Counselling Psychologists, College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists, College of Forensic Psychologists, College of Health Psychologists, College of Sport Psychologists and College of Community Psychologists).

Funding cluster Part of funding cluster Unit description FOE code
Funding cluster 1
Law, accounting, administration, economics, commerce
Law 0909
Accounting 0801
Business and Management 0803
Sales and Marketing 0805
Tourism 0807
Office Studies 0809
Banking, Finance and Related Fields 0811
Other Management and Commerce 0899
Economics and Econometrics 0919
Food and Hospitality 1101
Personal Services 1103
General Education Programmes 1201
Other Mixed Field Programmes 1299
Funding cluster 2
Humanities
History 090305
Archaeology 090307
Indigenous Studies 090311
Justice and Law Enforcement 0911
Language and Literature 091500
English Language 091501
Linguistics 091521
Literature 091523
Language and Literature not elsewhere classified 091599
Philosophy and Religious Studies 0917
Funding cluster Part of funding cluster Unit description FOE code
Funding cluster 3
Mathematics, statistics, behavioural science, social studies, computing, built environment, other health
Mathematics and  statistics Mathematical Sciences 0101
Computing, built environment or other health Computer Science 0201
Information Systems 0203
Other Information Technology 0299
Architecture and Urban Environment 0401
Building 0403
Public Health 061300
Occupational Health and Safety 061301
Environmental Health 061303
Health Promotion 061307
Community Health 061309
Epidemiology 061311
Public Health not elsewhere classified 061399
Rehabilitation Therapies 061700
Massage Therapy 061711
Rehabilitation Therapies not elsewhere classified 061799
Complementary Therapies 0619
Other Health 069900
First Aid 069907
Health not elsewhere classified 069999
Behavioural science or social studies Human Movement 069903
Political Science and Policy Studies 0901
Studies in Human Society 090300
Sociology 090301
Anthropology 090303
Human Geography 090309
Gender Specific Studies 090313
Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified 090399
Human Welfare Studies and Services 090500
Social Work 090501
Children’s Services 090503
Youth Work 090505
Care for the Aged 090507
Care for the Disabled 090509
Residential Client Care 090511
Counselling 090513
Welfare Studies 090515
Human Welfare Studies and Services not elsewhere classified 090599
Behavioural Science1 0907
Librarianship, Information Management and Curatorial Studies 0913
Sport and Recreation 0921
Other Society and Culture 0999
Funding cluster Part of funding cluster Unit description FOE code
Funding cluster 4
Education
Teacher Education 0701
Curriculum and Education Studies 0703
Other Education 0799
Funding cluster 5
Clinical psychology, allied health, foreign languages, visual and performing arts
Clinical psychology, foreign languages, or visual and performing arts Clinical psychology 0907012
Northern European Languages 091503
Southern European Languages 091505
Eastern European Languages 091507
Southwest Asian and North African Languages 091509
Southern Asian Languages 091511
Southeast Asian Languages 091513
Eastern Asian Languages 091515
Australian Indigenous Languages 091517
Translating and Interpreting 091519
Performing Arts 1001
Visual Arts and Crafts 1003
Graphic and Design Studies 1005
Communication and Media Studies 1007
Other Creative Arts 1099
Allied health Pharmacy 0605
Optical Science 0609
Indigenous Health 061305
Radiography 0615
Physiotherapy 061701
Occupational Therapy 061703
Chiropractic and Osteopathy 061705
Speech Pathology 061707
Audiology 061709
Podiatry 061713
Nutrition and Dietetics 069901
Paramedical Studies 069905
Funding cluster 6
Nursing
Nursing 0603
Funding cluster 7
Engineering, science, surveying
Science Physics and Astronomy 0103
Chemical Sciences 0105
Earth Sciences 0107
Biological Sciences 0109
Other Natural and Physical Sciences 019900
Forensic Science 019903
Food Science and Biotechnology 019905
Pharmacology 019907
Laboratory Technology 019909
Natural and Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified 019999
Engineering and surveying Manufacturing Engineering and Technology 0301
Process and Resources Engineering 0303
Automotive Engineering and Technology 0305
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Technology 0307
Civil Engineering 0309
Geomatic Engineering 0311
Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology 0313
Aerospace Engineering and Technology 0315
Maritime Engineering and Technology 0317
Other Engineering and Related Technologies 0399
Funding cluster 8
Dentistry, medicine, veterinary science, agriculture
Dentistry, medicine or veterinary science Medical Science 019901
Medical Studies 060100
General Medicine 060101
Surgery 060103
Psychiatry 060105
Obstetrics and Gynaecology 060107
Paediatrics 060109
Anaesthesiology 060111
Radiology 060115
Internal Medicine 060117
General Practice 060119
Medical Studies not elsewhere classified 060199
Dental Studies 0607
Veterinary Studies 0611
Agriculture Agriculture 0501
Horticulture and Viticulture 0503
Forestry Sciences 0505
Fisheries Sciences 0507
Environmental Studies 0509
Other Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies 0599
Pathology 060113
  1. Excluding clinical psychology, which is in cluster 5.

  1. Clinical psychology units of study are in Cluster 5 and are psychology units of study (Field of Education code 090701) that contribute to courses that are accredited for the purposes of professional registration by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Clinical Psychologists, the APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists, the APS College of Counselling Psychologists, the APS College of Educational & Developmental Psychologists, the APS College of Forensic Psychologists, the APS College of Health Psychologists, the APS College of Sport Psychologists or the APS College of Community Psychologists.

9.5.5       For the purposes of:

a)working out if and how a higher education provider’s basic grant amount for the year 2010 is to be adjusted under subdivision 33-C of the Act; and

b)determining the maximum student contribution amount for a place in a unit of study for a person to whom item 3 of Schedule 5 of the Higher Education Support Amendment (2009 Budget Measures) Act 2009 applies;



the funding clusters and parts of funding clusters in which units of study are included are the funding clusters and parts of funding clusters that existed immediately before the commencement of Item 1 of Schedule 2 to the Higher Education Support Amendment (2009 Budget Measures) Act 2009 and shall, pursuant to section 33-35 of the Act, be determined as outlined in the following table.



Clusters are defined by the field of education (FOE) code arising from applying the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED) as set out in the table below.  A unit with an FOE code of 090701 (psychology) is allocated to ‘behavioural science’ or ‘clinical psychology’ within a funding cluster according to whether the course of study of which it forms part is accredited for the purposes of professional registration by the specified colleges of the Australian Psychological Society (College of Clinical Psychologists, College of Clinical Neuropsychologists, College of Counselling Psychologists, College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists, College of Forensic Psychologists, College of Health Psychologists, College of Sport Psychologists and College of Community Psychologists).

Funding cluster Part of funding cluster Unit description FOE code
Funding cluster 1
Law, accounting, administration, economics, commerce
Law 0909
Accounting 0801
Business and Management 0803
Sales and Marketing 0805
Tourism 0807
Office Studies 0809
Banking, Finance and Related Fields 0811
Other Management and Commerce 0899
Economics and Econometrics 0919
Food and Hospitality 1101
Personal Services 1103
General Education Programmes 1201
Other Mixed Field Programmes 1299
Funding cluster 2
Humanities
History 090305
Archaeology 090307
Indigenous Studies 090311
Justice and Law Enforcement 0911
Language and Literature 091500
English Language 091501
Linguistics 091521
Literature 091523
Language and Literature not elsewhere classified 091599
Philosophy and Religious Studies 0917
Funding cluster Part of funding cluster Unit description FOE code
Funding cluster 3
Mathematics, statistics, behavioural science, social studies, education, computing, built environment, other health
Mathematics and  statistics Mathematical Sciences 0101
Computing, built environment or other health Computer Science 0201
Information Systems 0203
Other Information Technology 0299
Architecture and Urban Environment 0401
Building 0403
Public Health 061300
Occupational Health and Safety 061301
Environmental Health 061303
Health Promotion 061307
Community Health 061309
Epidemiology 061311
Public Health not elsewhere classified 061399
Rehabilitation Therapies 061700
Massage Therapy 061711
Rehabilitation Therapies not elsewhere classified 061799
Complementary Therapies 0619
Other Health 069900
First Aid 069907
Health not elsewhere classified 069999
Behavioural science or social studies Human Movement 069903
Political Science and Policy Studies 0901
Studies in Human Society 090300
Sociology 090301
Anthropology 090303
Human Geography 090309
Gender Specific Studies 090313
Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified 090399
Human Welfare Studies and Services 090500
Social Work 090501
Children’s Services 090503
Youth Work 090505
Care for the Aged 090507
Care for the Disabled 090509
Residential Client Care 090511
Counselling 090513
Welfare Studies 090515
Human Welfare Studies and Services not elsewhere classified 090599
Behavioural Science1 0907
Librarianship, Information Management and Curatorial Studies 0913
Sport and Recreation 0921
Other Society and Culture 0999
Education Teacher Education 0701
Curriculum and Education Studies 0703
Other Education 0799
Funding cluster Part of funding cluster Unit description FOE code
Funding cluster 4
Clinical psychology, allied health, foreign languages, visual and performing arts
Clinical psychology, foreign languages, or visual and performing arts Clinical psychology 0907012
Northern European Languages 091503
Southern European Languages 091505
Eastern European Languages 091507
Southwest Asian and North African Languages 091509
Southern Asian Languages 091511
Southeast Asian Languages 091513
Eastern Asian Languages 091515
Australian Indigenous Languages 091517
Translating and Interpreting 091519
Performing Arts 1001
Visual Arts and Crafts 1003
Graphic and Design Studies 1005
Communication and Media Studies 1007
Other Creative Arts 1099
Allied health Pharmacy 0605
Optical Science 0609
Indigenous Health 061305
Radiography 0615
Physiotherapy 061701
Occupational Therapy 061703
Chiropractic and Osteopathy 061705
Speech Pathology 061707
Audiology 061709
Podiatry 061713
Nutrition and Dietetics 069901
Paramedical Studies 069905
Funding cluster 5
Nursing
Nursing 0603
Funding cluster 6
Engineering, science, surveying
Science Physics and Astronomy 0103
Chemical Sciences 0105
Earth Sciences 0107
Biological Sciences 0109
Other Natural and Physical Sciences 019900
Forensic Science 019903
Food Science and Biotechnology 019905
Pharmacology 019907
Laboratory Technology 019909
Natural and Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified 019999
Engineering and surveying Manufacturing Engineering and Technology 0301
Process and Resources Engineering 0303
Automotive Engineering and Technology 0305
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Technology 0307
Civil Engineering 0309
Geomatic Engineering 0311
Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology 0313
Aerospace Engineering and Technology 0315
Maritime Engineering and Technology 0317
Other Engineering and Related Technologies 0399
Funding cluster Part of funding cluster Unit description FOE code
Funding cluster 7
Dentistry, medicine, veterinary science, agriculture
Dentistry, medicine or veterinary science Medical Science 019901
Medical Studies 060100
General Medicine 060101
Surgery 060103
Psychiatry 060105
Obstetrics and Gynaecology 060107
Paediatrics 060109
Anaesthesiology 060111
Radiology 060115
Internal Medicine 060117
General Practice 060119
Medical Studies not elsewhere classified 060199
Dental Studies 0607
Veterinary Studies 0611
Agriculture Agriculture 0501
Horticulture and Viticulture 0503
Forestry Sciences 0505
Fisheries Sciences 0507
Environmental Studies 0509
Other Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies 0599
Pathology 060113
  1. Excluding clinical psychology, which is in cluster 4.

  1. Clinical psychology units of study are in Cluster 4 and are psychology units of study (Field of Education code 090701) that contribute to courses that are accredited for the purposes of professional registration by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Clinical Psychologists, the APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists, the APS College of Counselling Psychologists, the APS College of Educational & Developmental Psychologists, the APS College of Forensic Psychologists, the APS College of Health Psychologists, the APS College of Sport Psychologists or the APS College of Community Psychologists.

9.5.10 For the purposes of determining the maximum student contribution amount for a place in a unit of study for a person to whom Item 7 of Schedule 7 of the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Act 2007

applies the funding clusters in which units of study are included are the funding clusters that existed immediately before the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Act 2007 and shall, pursuant to section 33-35 of the Act, be determined as outlined in the following table.



Clusters are defined by the field of education (FOE) code arising from applying the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED) as set out in the table below.

Funding cluster Unit description FOE code
Funding cluster 1
Law
Law 0909
Funding cluster Unit description FOE code
Funding cluster 2 Accounting, administration, economics, commerce Accounting 0801
Business and Management 0803
Sales and Marketing 0805
Tourism 0807
Office Studies 0809
Banking, Finance and Related Fields 0811
Other Management and Commerce 0899
Economics and Econometrics 0919
Food and Hospitality 1101
Personal Services 1103
General Education Programmes 1201
Other Mixed Field Programmes 1299
Funding cluster 3 Humanities History 090305
Archaeology 090307
Indigenous Studies 090311
Justice and Law Enforcement 0911
Language and Literature 091500
English Language 091501
Linguistics 091521
Literature 091523
Language and Literature not elsewhere classified 091599
Philosophy and Religious Studies 0917
Funding cluster 4 Mathematics, statistics Mathematical Sciences 0101
Funding cluster 5 Behavioural Science, Social Studies Human Movement 069903
Political Science and Policy Studies 0901
Studies in Human Society 090300
Sociology 090301
Anthropology 090303
Human Geography 090309
Gender Specific Studies 090313
Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified 090399
Human Welfare Studies and Services 090500
Social Work 090501
Children’s Services 090503
Youth Work 090505
Care for the Aged 090507
Care for the Disabled 090509
Residential Client Care 090511
Counselling 090513
Welfare Studies 090515
Human Welfare Studies and Services not elsewhere classified 090599
Behavioural Science 0907
Librarianship, Information Management and Curatorial Studies 0913
Sport and Recreation 0921
Other Society and Culture 0999
Funding cluster Unit description FOE code
Funding cluster 6 Computing, built environment, health Computer Science 0201
Information Systems 0203
Other Information Technology 0299
Architecture and Urban Environment 0401
Building 0403
Pharmacy 0605
Optical Science 0609
Public Health 0613
Radiography 0615
Rehabilitation Therapies 0617
Complementary Therapies 0619
Other Health 069900
Nutrition and Dietetics 069901
Paramedical Studies 069905
First Aid 069907
Health not elsewhere classified 069999
Funding cluster 7 Foreign languages, visual and performing arts Northern European Languages 091503
Southern European Languages 091505
Eastern European Languages 091507
Southwest Asian and North African Languages 091509
Southern Asian Languages 091511
Southeast Asian Languages 091513
Eastern Asian Languages 091515
Australian Indigenous Languages 091517
Translating and Interpreting 091519
Performing Arts 1001
Visual Arts and Crafts 1003
Graphic and Design Studies 1005
Communication and Media Studies 1007
Other Creative Arts 1099
Funding cluster 8 Engineering, science, surveying Physics and Astronomy 0103
Chemical Sciences 0105
Earth Sciences 0107
Biological Sciences 0109
Other Natural and Physical Sciences 019900
Forensic Science 019903
Food Science and Biotechnology 019905
Pharmacology 019907
Laboratory Technology 019909
Natural and Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified 019999
Manufacturing Engineering and Technology 0301
Process and Resources Engineering 0303
Automotive Engineering and Technology 0305
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Technology 0307
Civil Engineering 0309
Geomatic Engineering 0311
Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology 0313
Aerospace Engineering and Technology 0315
Maritime Engineering and Technology 0317
Other Engineering and Related Technologies 0399
Funding cluster 9 Dentistry, medicine, veterinary science Medical Science 019901
Medical Studies 060100
General Medicine 060101
Surgery 060103
Psychiatry 060105
Obstetrics and Gynaecology 060107
Paediatrics 060109
Anaesthesiology 060111
Radiology 060115
Internal Medicine 060117
General Practice 060119
Medical Studies not elsewhere classified 060199
Dental Studies 0607
Veterinary Studies 0611
Funding cluster 10 Agriculture Agriculture 0501
Horticulture and Viticulture 0503
Forestry Sciences 0505
Fisheries Sciences 0507
Environmental Studies 0509
Other Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies 0599
Pathology 060113
Funding cluster 11 Education Teacher Education 0701
Curriculum and Education Studies 0703
Other Education 0799
Funding cluster 12 Nursing Nursing 0603
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